British Railways (Line Closures)

HC Deb 03 June 1981 vol 5 cc373-4W

45. Miss Maynard

asked the Secretary of State for Transport how many miles of (a) freight line, (b) passenger line and (c) freight line over which passenger services run have been closed by British Railways in the last year.

Mr. Fowler

Figures for route miles closed in 1980 are as follows:

Freight-only lines	45
Passenger-only lines	7
Passenger and freight lines	4
	56

Source: British Railways Board Annual Report and Accounts 1980, Table 50.